Thursday the 17th , Friday the 18th , Saturday the 19th , and Monday the 21st of October , in the Twenty-fifth Year of his Majesty's Reign, SAMUEL BACON< no role > , ALEXANDER BYRNE< no role > , EMANUEL CLARKE< no role > , WILLIAM HOLMES< no role > , JAMES MALLONE< no role > , FRANCIS MANDEVILLE< no role > , TERENCE McCANE< no role > , ELIZABETH MEADOWS< no role > , JOHN NEWTON< no role > , & WESTON RAKES< no role > , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly.

Byrne, Mallone, Mandaville, and McCane were of the Romish Persuasion, and were attended by a Gentleman of the Romish Church . Holmes and Newton, &c. were daily attending at Chappel, and behaved decently and reverently.

On Wednesday the 6th Instant the Report of the ten Malefactors was made to his Majesty in Council by Mr. Recorder, when he was pleased to order the six following, viz. Alexander Byrne< no role > , James Mallone< no role > , Francis Mandeville< no role > , Terence McCane< no role > , John Newton< no role > , and William Holmes< no role > for Execution on Monday the 11th Instant .

Elizabeth Davis< no role > , convicted in October 1750, for publishing a false, forged, and counterfeit Letter of Attorney, knowing it to be such , is respited till his Majesty's Pleasure shall be further known ; as are also Samuel Bacon< no role > , convicted last Sessions for robbing Mr. Brittle , near his own House on Muswell-Hill , of a Gold Watch, &c. Emanuel Clarke< no role > and Weston Rakes< no role > , for robbing Thomas Tipping< no role > on the King's Highway .

Elizabeth Meadows< no role > was not reported, having pleaded Pregnancy, and being found quick with Child.

1, 2, 3. William Holmes< no role > , John Newton< no role > , and Francis Mandeville< no role > were indicted, for that they, together with Jonathan Stevens< no role > , not yet taken, in the King's Highway, on Joseph Chandler< no role > did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, &c. one Linen Stock, Value 2 d. one Silver Stock-Buckle, Value 3 s. one Pair of Metal Shoe-Buckles, one Pair of Knee-Buckles, one Guinea, and 4 s. and 6 d. in Monies numbered, did steal, take, &c. Sept. the 29th .

4, 5, 6. Alexander Byrne< no role > , James Mallone< no role > , and Terence McCane< no role > were indicted for robbing Benjamin Smart< no role > upon the King's Highway, of a Hat, Value 5 s. one Pair of Silver Shoe-Buckles, Value 5 s. one Metal Tobacco-Box, Value 2 d. and Nine Shillings in Monies numbered, July 30 .

1. William Holmes< no role > , aged 19, was born in Bishopsgate-street , of industrious Parents, tho' in no great Business, or Circumstances, yet by each others Labours they lived comfortably. Unfortunately, perhaps, for him, his Father died, when he was about twelve Months old; so he was left to the Care of a Mother, whose Fondness brought him up tenderly; and she kept him to School, at the Expence of the Produce of her own Pains and Industry, till he was about 10 Years of Age. About that Time she met with a worthy Friend, who found Means to provide, that the Boy might be taken off her Hands: And from this Time he was put into, and bred at another School, till of riper Years, he grew fit to be put out Apprentice. There he learned to read, write, and cast Accounts,